Abraham Aguilar

Abraham Aguilar (died 1794) was a British slave trader of Portuguese descent.

Aguilar was the only known Jewish slave factor in Kingston, Jamaica in the 1760s and 1770s. He operated with other non-Jewish merchants in the firm of Coppells & Aguilar.[1]

In 1789, he had a large detached house built at 24, West Side, Wimbledon Common, London, now known as The Kier.[2][3]

When Aguilar's will was proved in 1794, he owned property in London's Devonshire Square.[4] He bequeathed all of his "negro and other slaves" to his wife Judith. As far as his liquid wealth was concerned, the largest sum was £30,000, worth more than £3,000,000 in today's money, was passed to his trustees which included his brother Isaac Aguilar, his cousin Emanuel Baruch Lousada the younger, Isaac Baruch Lousada and David Samuda. They were instructed to pay interest on that sum to his wife Judith for life with power for her to will £10,000 of the principal upon her death. Abraham Aguilar left another £20,000 to his daughter Rebecca and her children.[5]

References

  1. ^ Eli Faber (1 July 2000). Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade: Setting the Record Straight. NYU Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-8147-2879-6. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Microsoft Word - Part 2C, West Side Common.doc" (PDF). Merton.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon and the Slave Trade". Wimbledonmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Papers". Wimbledonmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery".